Michigan Local Briefs

January 17, 2006|Staff Reports

EDWARDSBURG

Two hurt in Friday crash on Michigan 62

Police said two Edwardsburg women were injured when their autos crashed head-on Friday on Michigan 62, south of Redfield Road. Officers from the Edwardsburg-Ontwa Township Police Department said Carol Tillpe was driving south on the highway about 3:50 p.m. when her auto crossed the centerline and collided with a vehicle driven by Cindy Culp. The women were taken to Elkhart General Hospital, police said, but a hospital spokeswoman said she had no record of either patient. The accident forced the closing of the highway for an hour. DOWAGIAC

Marcellus man hurt after fleeing police

A Marcellus man is facing possible charges after he allegedly attempted to get away from police Sunday. Cass County sheriff's deputies identified him as Jeremy Talmage, 30. Police said Talmage sped away after a deputy attempted to stop him for a reckless driving violation about 1:30 p.m. Officers said he lost control on a curve on Dutch Settlement Street, near Nubour Road, where the auto hit an embankment and overturned. Initially taken to Borgess-Lee Memorial Hospital, Talmage was airlifted to Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo where he was treated and released, a hospital spokesman said. NILES

Police seeking robbers of Speedway in Niles

Police were continuing to investigate Monday an armed robbery at the Speedway Service Station at South 11th and Fort streets. Michigan State Police in Niles said a man entered the station about 4 p.m. Saturday and threatened the clerk with a handgun. After taking an undisclosed amount of money from the register, he left in a white, late model Chevrolet Impala possibly occupied by an accomplice, police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at (269) 683-4411 or Crime Stoppers at (574) 288-STOP. STEVENSVILLE

Vandals blamed in Stevensville fires

Vandals apparently are to blame for three Sunday fires that caused varying amounts of damage to houses under construction in Lincoln Township's Wyndstone subdivision. Stevensville-Lincoln Township police said a neighbor reported the first blaze at 2:08 a.m. Sunday in a house on Wyndstone Drive. A state trooper observed smoke coming from a second house near Wabash and Longhorn Trail about 8:30 a.m. A third house in the subdivision received minor damage. Anyone with information is asked to call police at (269) 429-2444 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-342-STOP.